****** The long-running federal investigation of Hunter Biden has touched on FARA issues, as revealed by House Republicans and during the court hearing over his abandoned plea deal. But he has not been charged with any violations.
****FARA is an acronym for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938
***** The penalty for a willful violation of FARA is imprisonment for not more than five years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. Certain violations are considered misdemeanors, with penalties of imprisonment of not more than six months, a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. There are also civil enforcement provisions that empower the Attorney General to seek an injunction requiring registration under FARA (for applicable activities) or correcting a deficient registration statement.
******To become a “foreign agent,” an individual or entity must engage—within the United States—in certain FARA-triggering activities as an agent of, or “in any other capacity at the order, request, or under the direction or control” of, a foreign principal.Jan 31, 2023
*******FARA requires the registration of, and disclosures by, an “agent of a foreign principal” who, either directly or through another person, within the United States (1) engages in “political activities” on behalf of a foreign principal; (2) acts as a foreign principal's public relations counsel, publicity agent, ...Apr 10, 2023
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****** The long-running federal investigation of Hunter Biden has touched on FARA issues, as revealed by House Republicans and during the court hearing over his abandoned plea deal. But he has not been charged with any violations. ****FARA is an acronym for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938
***** The penalty for a willful violation of FARA is imprisonment for not more than five years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. Certain violations are considered misdemeanors, with penalties of imprisonment of not more than six months, a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. There are also civil enforcement provisions that empower the Attorney General to seek an injunction requiring registration under FARA (for applicable activities) or correcting a deficient registration statement. ******To become a “foreign agent,” an individual or entity must engage—within the United States—in certain FARA-triggering activities as an agent of, or “in any other capacity at the order, request, or under the direction or control” of, a foreign principal.Jan 31, 2023 *******FARA requires the registration of, and disclosures by, an “agent of a foreign principal” who, either directly or through another person, within the United States (1) engages in “political activities” on behalf of a foreign principal; (2) acts as a foreign principal's public relations counsel, publicity agent, ...Apr 10, 2023 https://www.justice.gov/nsd-fara/frequently-asked-questions